Bachelor degree in Environmental Science at the University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Italy, and MSc in Marine Science at the University of Lisbon. Currently PhD student at the University of Lisbon on Ocean Colour remote sensing. Research interests include validation of satellite products to support water quality assessment in coastal, transitional and inland waters. Currently research fellow in the CERTO project - Copernicus Evolution: Research for harmonized and Transitional waters Observation.